Monument

Scott Monument

United Kingdom Glasgow City category A listed building

About

The Scott Monument is a monument pillar located in George Square the Scottish city of Glasgow. A Doric column designed by the architect David Rhind, it is topped by a statue designed by the sculptor John Greenshields. It commemorates the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, a major figure of the Romantic movement known for his poems and historical Waverley novels.

Prominent during the Regency era, he organised the Visit of George IV to Scotland in 1822. Commissioned in the aftermath of Scott's death in 1832, it was completed in 1837.

Details

Type: Monument
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Glasgow City
Heritage: category A listed building
Inception: 1838
Coordinates: 55.86110, -4.25018
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